A happy Labor Day weekend to all! May you experience some moments of peaceful rest from your labors over the next several days. Attached is our bulletin for this Sunday, September 4th, the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, a reflection from Fr. Canisius, and a special message from our organist, Homeretta.
We celebrate with the Ako family this weekend as they bring their child, Lenix, to be baptized, and we joyfully welcome our newest member!
Altar Flowers for this weekend have been donated by Eddie and Jackie Jones in celebration of their
45th wedding anniversary.
(If you would like to donate flowers in memory of a loved one, or in celebration of a special occasion, contact the parish office at charlesst@comcast.net)
Our second collection this weekend is for our Maintenance Fund.
We are grateful for your generous support of our parish.
The parish office will be closed on Monday, 9/5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Morning Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am.
Our Sunday morning Religious Education classes will resume on September 18th, and registration is NOW OPEN online.
Visit https://ourstcharles.org/children to complete your registration.
Volunteer Catechists Needed
We are still in need of catechists to
teach our children! Help form the faith of the next generation and enrich your own faith. No lesson planning is required, and lessons are easy to teach. Classes are small, usually less than 5 students. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Allison Mooney, Coordinator of Religious Education, at 410-486-5400, ext. 209 or SCBReligiousEd@archbalt.org.
A blessing will be offered on the second Sunday of each month for all married couples celebrating anniversaries during the month. Please contact the parish office (charlesst@comcast.net or 410-486-5400) to let us know which Mass you will be attending so we can reserve your place at the liturgy.
Our Traditional Choir is back!
Come one, come all...use your voice to glorify God! The Traditional Choir will resume Saturday, September 17th. We will meet at 3:00pm and sing for the 4:00pm mass. Choir meets and sings every Saturday. Please note, in order to include those who would like to sing, but are challenged by the stairs, the choir will sing from below every second Saturday of the month. If you are new to the choir, contact Homeretta Ayala via email: hayala9022@aol.com or text 410-905-5264 or simply show up for the first rehearsal.
Our Fall Fundraising
Basket Raffle
is Coming Back!
Watch the bulletin!
More details coming soon!
On Sunday, September 11th, after all masses, St. Gabriel Church will have representatives from MedStar Harbor Hospital on their campus to explain the free services they offer to the community. These services include: breast and cervical screening; pap test for women 21 to 39 years old; mammograms and pap test for women 40 and older; and colonoscopy for men and women 45 and older. These services are offered to those who do not have health insurance or are underinsured. Representatives will be in the St. Gabriel Community Center (6950 Dogwood Rd., Windsor Mill, 21244) after all their masses.
In the words of Pope Francis, "This time for creation offers individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation as well as his pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live." Please see the attached document which offers suggestions on ways to respond to this call...
